# Hélène Demaegdt

> Hélène Demaegdt is a seed investor at GAIA Impact Fund (Paris) backing Solar and Energy. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [GAIA Impact Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gaia-impact-fund)
- Location: Paris, France
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Mar 2025
- Lead investor: 75%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/h%C3%A9l%C3%A8ne-demaegdt-14408081/

Hélène Demaegdt is a seed investor at GAIA Impact Fund in Paris focused on Solar and Energy. Hélène Demaegdt is the Managing Partner at Gaia Impact Fund. Hélène attended Université Panthéon Assas.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Solar | 2 | 50% |
| Energy | 2 | 50% |
| Agriculture | 1 | 25% |
| Renewable Energy | 1 | 25% |
| Information Technology | 1 | 25% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 50% |
| Series A | 2 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| France | 1 | 25% |
| Uganda | 1 | 25% |
| Singapore | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Agros | Agros exist to make farming economically viable and environmentally sustainable. The company provides farmers with carbon-reducing and income-increasing products and services, from input to market. Their unique ecosystem approach aggregates different low-carbon technologies, bundled with affordable finance, insurance, advisory and market access.Agros’ mission is to double the income of millions of farmers while reducing 100 megatons of annual carbon emissions. | $4.3M | Series A | Mar 11, 2025 |  |
| Agros | Agros exist to make farming economically viable and environmentally sustainable. The company provides farmers with carbon-reducing and income-increasing products and services, from input to market. Their unique ecosystem approach aggregates different low-carbon technologies, bundled with affordable finance, insurance, advisory and market access.Agros’ mission is to double the income of millions of farmers while reducing 100 megatons of annual carbon emissions. | $2.7M | Seed | Mar 14, 2023 |  |
| MyJouleBox | MyJouleBox offers a solution for solar professionals in Africa to offer leased solar installations to their customers. | $2.4M | Series A | Jul 22, 2021 |  |
| Innovex | Innovex specializes in IoT solutions for monitoring solar energy systems and robotic applications. | $100K | Seed | Jan 19, 2021 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Schneider Electric Energy Access Asia](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/schneider-electric-energy-access-asia) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Silverstrand Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/silverstrand-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Wavemaker Impact](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wavemaker-impact) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Circle Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/circle-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [EDFI ElectriFI](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/electrification-financing-initiative) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Global Innovation Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/global-innovation-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About GAIA Impact Fund

VC Fund · Paris, France

Gaia Impact Fund is a venture capital firm specializing in renewable energy that builds long-term partnerships with startups operating in Sub-Saharan Africa and South-East Asia with a strong environmental and social focus. The firm supports businesses enabling sustainable and affordable energy provision to local communities. In regions where energymixes are highly carbonized, it supports technological innovations and business models enabling a cost-efficient diffusion of renewable energy on a large scale.

1 contacts available at GAIA Impact Fund.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hélène Demaegdt | Partner & President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/h%C3%A9l%C3%A8ne-demaegdt |

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## FAQ

### What does Hélène Demaegdt invest in?

Hélène Demaegdt invests primarily in Solar, Energy and Agriculture startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in France. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Hélène Demaegdt last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Hélène Demaegdt closed in Mar 2025. Shizune tracks 4 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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